India Garden
247 E Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 280-4910Menu
Accompaniments
Mildly spiced, flat lentil wafers deep-fried, sprinkled with an exquisite blend of masala, and garnished with chopped onion, tomatoes, green chilies, and coriander leaves.
Chilled yogurt seasoned and mixed with shredded tomatoes and cucumbers.
Plain yogurt churned and served chilled.
Mildly spiced flat lentil wafers deep-fried.
A fresh garden vegetable salad with cucumbers, carrots, tomatoes, onions, and lettuce. Choice of small or large.
Finely chopped salad with tomato, onion, carrot, and cucumber.
Appetizers
Mildly spiced vegetable fritter of your choice, battered and deep-fried. Choose from spinach, onion, potato, chili, or mix.
Banana pepper dipped in batter and deep-fried.
Deep-fried cone pastry stuffed with potatoes and green peas.
Lentil wafers rolled around mixed vegetables and deep-fried.
Cottage cheese dipped in a batter of garbanzo beans and deep-fried.
Mashed potatoes blended with cashew nut paste, rolled into barrel shape, and deep-fried.
Potato cutlets sprinkled with bread crumbs and deep-fried.
Beverages
Rich and creamy churned yogurt drink. Served sweet, salted, or masala.
Churned yogurt with mango puree, served chilled.
Mango puree with milk, served chilled.
Beverages & Conveniences
Breads
Flat, leavened bread, baked on the wall lining of the tandoori oven. Cut into four pieces.
Flat, leavened bread dotted with sesame seeds. Cut into four pieces.
A rare bread made with leavened dough, sprinkled with ground pistachios and almonds. Cut into four pieces.
A light bread made from refined flour and stuffed with pineapples, cherries, and walnuts. Cut into four pieces.
A garlic, tomato, and chili-flavored bread, baked in a clay oven. Cut into four pieces.
Naan baked with tender, minced lamb stuffing. Cut into four pieces.
A light, leavened bread stuffed with finely chopped onions. Cut into four pieces.
Whole wheat bread stuffed with mint. Cut into four pieces.
Whole wheat bread dotted with aromatic ajwain (carom) seeds. Cut into four pieces.
Whole wheat, layered bread from tandoor. Cut into four pieces.
Whole wheat bread stuffed with mashed potatoes and spices. Cut into four pieces.
Whole wheat bread baked in our clay oven. Cut into four pieces.
Refined flour dough stuffed with chopped garlic. Cut into four pieces.
Light, leavened bread stuffed with homemade cottage cheese. Cut into four pieces.
Leavened, fermented bread fried in hot oil. Cut into four pieces.
Whole wheat, puffed bread and deep-fried. Cut into four pieces.
Chicken Specialties
Chicken pieces roasted in a clay oven and then folded into a creamy tomato sauce.
Chunks of chicken roasted in a clay oven and then folded into a creamy tomato sauce. Available with steamed basmati rice or extra masala for an additional charge.
Succulent, boneless chicken cooked in a spicy gravy, with coconut milk and coconut powder. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Boneless pieces of chicken cooked in a rich, almond-flavored sauce. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Marinated chicken sauteed with fresh vegetables. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Tender, boneless chicken pieces cooked with fresh spinach in a rich blend of spices. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
A delicious combination of chicken marinated in vinegar, hot pepper, and spices, cooked in a fiery hot gravy. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Boneless pieces of chicken cooked with green chili and hot spices. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Selective pieces of chicken cooked with methi leaves (fenugreek) and aromatic herbs. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Tender flakes of chicken cooked with mint sauce and garnished with a slice of boiled egg. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Tender pieces of boneless chicken cooked with chickpeas and fresh herbs. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Boneless pieces of chicken cooked with fresh tomatoes, onions, garlic, and mild spices, garnished with fresh coriander leaves and ginger. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Chicken cooked with a delicately spiced curry sauce. Rice is an additional charge.
Desserts
Golden fried dumplings of milk pastry, soaked in sweet saffron syrup, and served hot.
Flat, round discs of Indian cottage cheese poached in milk and garnished with pistachios.
Grated carrots cooked gently in milk as it is reduced to form halwa (a block-shaped confection), generously sprinkled with nuts, and allowed to set.
Fragrant rice with milk, raisins and almonds.
Egg Specialties
Scrambled eggs cooked with green peppers, tomatoes, onions, and hot spices. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Whole egg cooked in a hot, spicy curry. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Extras
Not for masala sauce.
Favorites
A melange of assorted, crisp noodles smothered in a sweet, sour, and hot chutney sauce.
A mouth-watering mixture of crispy wafers, potatoes and chickpeas in yogurt and tamarind sauce, topped with chaat masala. Rice is an additional charge.
Soft lentil puffs in yogurt, garnished with fresh coriander leaves. Rice is an additional charge.
Fresh Fish and Seafood
Shrimp cooked in a light spicy gravy with coconut flavor. Served with basmati rice.
Shrimp cooked in a subtle gravy of lightly spiced tomato puree with honey and lemon. Served with basmati rice.
Shrimp cooked in a rich mint and ground spice sauce. Served with basmati rice.
Shrimp cooked with specially prepared herbs and spices, with a touch of garlic and ginger. Served with basmati rice.
Seasoned fish cooked with grated coconut in a hot spicy sauce. Served with basmati rice.
Pieces of mahi mahi filet marinated in yogurt, first cooked in a tandoor, and then folded into chef's special sauce. Served with basmati rice.
Lobster cooked with specially prepared herbs, spiced with a touch of garlic and ginger. Served with basmati rice.
Grilled jumbo shrimp flavored with garlic, ginger, and aromatic herbs. Served with basmati rice.
Crab cooked with kashmiri pepper, cumin, garlic, coconut milk, and saffron, then folded in to a delicately spiced sauce. Served with basmati rice.
Succulent shrimp cooked in an aromatic sauce. Served with basmati rice.
A rare combination of shrimp cooked in herbal sauce, with onions and bell peppers. Served with basmati rice.
King-sized shrimp marinated in mild spices and roasted in a clay oven. Served with rice.
Barbecued pieces of mahi mahi, with the flavor of Indian herbs and spices. Served with rice.
Lobster marinated in yogurt and exotic spices, served with rice or naan.
Seafood. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Kadhai
A classic kadahi dish of chicken delicately cooked with ginger, green chilies, and fresh coriander. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Homemade cheese cooked with ginger, green chilies, and fresh coriander. Rice is an additional charge.
A combination of fresh mustard leaves and spinach, cooked over a slow fire, garnished with fresh, homemade butter. Rice is an additional charge.
Lamb Specialties
Boneless lamb cooked with fresh tomatoes, onions, garlic, and mild spices, garnished with fresh cilantro and ginger. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Succulent pieces of lamb, cooked dry with tomatoes, onions, and rich spices. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Succulent pieces of lamb in a cardamon-flavored sauce. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Tender pieces of lamb cooked with mint sauce and aromatic spices, garnished with a slice of boiled egg. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Boneless, tender pieces of lamb cooked in a spicy gravy, with coconut milk and coconut powder, in the culinary style of Madras. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Succulent pieces of lamb cooked in a rich, cashew-based gravy with cream, butter, and dry fruits. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Tender pieces of lamb cooked in a fiery hot gravy with pickled onions and potatoes. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Ground lamb cooked with green peas, ginger, and sauteed onion. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Selected pieces of young lamb delicately spiced and barbecued in our tandoor, then cooked in a chef's special sauce. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Finely cut lamb cooked with spicy herbs. A delight for spice lovers. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Boneless pieces of lamb in spinach puree. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Tender pieces of lamb cooked with garbanzo beans in frontier-style. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Minced lamb with our own combination of herbs and spices, skewered, and roasted in a clay oven. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Boneless cubes of tender lamb marinated in yogurt, garlic, and ginger, skewered and roasted in a clay oven. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Lamb chops marinated in ginger and spices, skewered and roasted in clay oven. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Non-Vegetarian Appetizers
Deep-fried cone pastry stuffed with deliciously spiced, minced chicken.
Deep-fried cone pastry stuffed with deliciously spiced, minced lamb.
Succulent pieces of chicken marinated overnight in an exquisite blend of masalas, cooked in a tandoori oven, then dipped in batter and deep-fried.
A mixed platter of our selected tandoori specialties, including seekh kebab, boti kebab, reshmi kebab, fish tikka, and tandoori shrimp.
Patties of finely ground lamb served with fresh mint sauce.
Succulent shrimp flavored with garlic, mustard seed, and curry leaves, served on a bed of rice.
Assortment of vegetable fritters and tandoori preparations (seekh kebab, samosa, chicken tikka and boti kebab).
Rice Dishes
Vegetable, chicken, or shrimp.
Fine quality, long-grain rice specially imported from Dehradun in India.
Basmati rice cooked with saffron and Indian herbs.
Saffron rice with fresh garden peas, mushrooms, and Indian herbs.
Basmati rice and vegetables, flavored with saffron, and cooked on low heat.
Basmati rice and chicken richly flavored with saffron, and cooked with Indian herbs on low heat.
Basmati rice and peas flavored with saffron.
Basmati rice with fruit and nuts, flavored with saffron.
Basmati rice with cumin seeds cooked on low heat.
Basmati saffron rice cooked with shrimp in mild spices.
Basmati rice and meat richly flavored with saffron and cooked with exotic Indian herbs on a low heat.
Soups
A perky, clove-flavored lentil soup, garnished with green peas and rice.
Lentils and chicken stock heightened with the flavors of fresh herbs, garnished with shredded chicken.
Specials
Sesame seed covered chicken served on a skewer.
Chicken simmered in a creamy fragrant sauce with onion, garlic, ginger, and cashews.
Deep fried potato balls dipped in spicy gram flour.
Homemade cheese sauteed with onions, bell peppers, and mustard greens cooked Punjabi style.
Rich potato balls stuffed with dried fruits simmered in spicy tomato creamy sauce.
Tandoori Chicken
Succulent cubes of boneless chicken (white meat) marinated in yogurt and mild spices, roasted in a clay oven. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Boneless, white chicken marinated in mint and yogurt, then cooked in a tandoor. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Boneless pieces of chicken marinated in garlic, with blended spices. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Soft and silky, boneless pieces of white chicken, supreme marinated in sour cream, and cooked to tender perfection. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
Whole chicken marinated in exotically spiced yogurt, and roasted in clay oven. Available with steamed basmati rice for an additional charge.
White chicken breast marinated in a special almond paste, yogurt, saffron, and spices, cooked in the clay oven.
Vegetarian Specialties
Yellow lentils cooked to perfection in a traditional Indian wok, with rare herbs and spices. Rice is an additional charge.
Fresh, homemade cheese, grated and cooked with green peppers, tomatoes, and onions. Rice is an additional charge.
Fresh, homemade cheese cubes cooked with green peas. Rice is an additional charge.
Fresh spinach cooked with cubes of cottage cheese, delicately spiced. Rice is an additional charge.
Spongy cottage cheese dumplings cooked in a mild gravy. Rice is an additional charge.
Fresh eggplant gently roasted in the tandoor, mashed, and marinated in a rich blend of Mughlai spices, and cooked over low heat to draw the richness of the spices. Rice is an additional charge.
Delicious okra cooked with onions, tomatoes, and spices. Rice is an additional charge.
Whole black lentils simmered until tender, and tempered with ginger, tomatoes, and herbs. Rice is an additional charge.
Mixed vegetable with cottage cheese and bell pepper. Rice is an additional charge.
Delicious chickpeas cooked in an exotic blend of North Indian spices. Rice is an additional charge.
Fresh, homemade cheese cooked with a creamy tomato sauce. Rice is an additional charge.
Fresh, steamed cauliflower stuffed with spices, and cooked in an almond sauce. Rice is an additional charge.
Mixed vegetables cooked in a gravy of cashew nuts and fruits. Rice is an additional charge.
Fresh cauliflower and potatoes, cooked dry to perfection in mild spices, with tomatoes, herbs and ginger. Rice is an additional charge.
Boiled potatoes cooked with cumin seeds and turmeric. Rice is an additional charge.
A delightful combination of cashew nuts, fresh mushrooms, and green peas in a mild gravy. Rice is an additional charge.
Green beans cooked with freshly grated coconut. Rice is an additional charge.
Potatoes cooked with ginger and tomatoes in a thick sauce. Rice is an additional charge.
Cauliflower stir-fried with ginger and cumin seeds. Rice is an additional charge.
Potato cubes cooked in yogurt and pickle sauce, garnished with ginger and hot peppers. Rice is an additional charge.
Cubes of homemade cottage cheese marinated in yogurt, lightly spiced to preserve its delicate taste, skewered, and barbecued. Rice is an additional charge.
Garden fresh broccoli, bell pepper, onions, cauliflower, and tomatoes, marinated in mixed spices, and roasted in a clay oven. Rice is an additional charge.
Mashed and mixed vegetables spiced, skewered, and roasted in a clay oven. Rice is an additional charge.
